Vehicle-tire grip.



E. J. WILLIAMS.

VEHICLE TIRE GRIP.

APPLIUATION FILED 511.15, 190s.

Patented Apr. 6, 1969 one part of which is threadedto the. left, and

\ end of the link C, the other end of which .is a transverse section of the tire with the de ,5

' the middle,

UNITED STATES PATENT orrros.

EDWIN J. WILLIAMS, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

- VEHICLE-TIRE GRIP.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 6, 1909. Applleationflled February 15, 1908. Serial No. 416,098.

part of the tire H, to whiel'i it is closely fitted.

Be it known that I, EDWIN J. .YiLLnms. A sufficient number of said calks A are linked a citizen of the United States, residing. at 1 together by links B, to partially encircle the Salt Lake City,in the county of Salt lmke tire, and connect by another link, C, to the and State of Utah, have invented certain other attaching member. A similar. string new and useful Improvements in Vehicle of ealks is provided. for each of the sections, Tire Grips, of which the following is a specifi- E, and closely held to the trend of the tire by cation. tightening of the attaching members by The urpose of my invention is to irovide means'of the threads and nut F. The links an app iance that can be quickly and firmly l, are held in the hole in the ealks A by secured on the outer surface of a vehicle tire means of the clasp D. The outer portion of of the pneumatic t pe, that will prevent horithe calks A, are corrugated or roughened, zontal or lateral siding of said vehicle, and I and may be made of any strong or durable that will present a neat appearance. material, preferably hardened steel.

I accomplislg this by the device illustrated By means of the right and left hand screws, in the accompanying drawings, in which one on each side of the grip, as heretofore de- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a vehicle scribed, the samecan wheel and inflated tire, with my invention tightened as to prevent the rip from hanging a plied thereon. Fig. 2 is a-view of one of loosely on'the tire, so that he grip fits snugly t e sections oi the wire band. Fig. 3 is a I on the tire, and presents a neat and attract section view of the severed section of the wire ive ap earn-nee to-"tne eye. There will thus band, showing the threaded nut F. Fig. 4 l be no i or slipping of the same on the tlre.

Having thus described my invention, I desire to secure Letters Patent and claim:

The combination with a wheel and its tire, of a "rip therefor comprising a series of sets of oaks, each set comprising a plurality of calks of the tune shape and construction connected eae 1 to each by )ivoted links, each ca'lk beihg curved to coni orin to the transverse curvature of the tire and havinga ser- -rated outer edge, terminal links at the ends of each set of calks, each terminal link being ivoted to its adjacent calk and having a eeper thereon intermediate of its ends ,to revent spreading thereof and displacement rom its ealk, and means to adjustably secure the sets of calks to the tire, suclrmeans includingattaching members secured to the outer ends oi said terminal links.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWlN J. \VILLIAMS.

To all "whom i t may con cern:

vice in place. Fig. 5 is a. side view of one of the links joining the bands and calks.

On opposite sides of the inflated pneumatic tire H, of the vehicle, are placed two attaching members, made in sections E, alike in shapeand construction, except theadjusting or tightenin section, that is severed near at! one end threaded with the left han clthreads, and the other with right hand threads, and made to engage the nut F,

the other to the right, and that is also provided with transverse openings therethrough for conveniencein turning the nut. Spring members G at the ends of the sections connected with F, as shown in Fig. 3, prev ent parting of the attaching members at the eonnectedends thereof should the tire become flat. The sections E,' are joined by one is inserted throulgili one end of the call: A. All of the ca sare made slightly eoncitve on the inner side, the concavity being the same as the convexity of the outer lrllit nesses A. ll. (lu'rmen'r, Jos F. Snmoss.

e, and is easily so 

